Movie
The Smell of Apples
2026 · 104 min
A slow, suffocating look at innocence curdling into complicity, where a child's small lie exposes the violence beneath a sunny facade.
- Directed by
- John Trengove
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Tagline
- In the white utopia of 1970’s Apartheid South Africa, a young boy’s summer holiday becomes a test of his love for his father.
- Overview
- In the insulated bubble of white Apartheid South Africa, Marnus, a sheltered 11-year old boy accuses the grandson of his family’s domestic worker of steeling his fishing rod. A brutal chain of events is set in motion, shattering the illusion of his family’s wholesome facade.
- How it feels
- Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Race, class, family, betrayal
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- John Trengove
- Genres
- History, Drama
